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Athletics minor league right-hander Gary Daley was suspended 50 games for testing positive for Methylphenidate.

Methylphenidate is a stimulant used to treat ADHD. Daley, 27, had a 5.11 ERA and 79/71 K/BB ratio over 118 innings last season with the A's Double-A affiliate. His suspension will be begin at the start of the season. Fri, Jan 18, 2013 04:48:00 PM

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Coco Crisp (neck) is expected to be activated from the disabled list on Monday.

Crisp has been out since late May with his chronic neck injury. He had just two hits in 45 at-bats before going on the disabled list and is a poor bet to remain healthy over a long period of time. A's manager Bob Melvin did note that he plans to hit Crisp second, though, which helps make him an interesting gamble in deeper leagues.

The A's said in mid-July that Hahn, who is battling right forearm inflammation, would be shut down for at least a month. Given that they're out of playoff contention, it's possible they'll play it safe and just shut the righty down for the rest of the season. Forearm injuries often wind up leading to Tommy John surgery, and Hahn has already had the operation once.

Pat Venditte (shoulder) is scheduled to work back-to-back games on his minor league rehab assignment at Triple-A Nashville on Friday and Saturday.

If all goes well with each of those outings, he could then be cleared to rejoin the Athletics bullpen. Before landing on the disabled list, the 30-year-old switch-pitcher hurled 5 2/3 scoreless innings while registering a 0.53 WHIP and 4/2 K/BB ratio.